WEIGHT: 1 lb. Beautifully designed and eco-friendly, the Shell Biodegradable Urn in Sand is an attractive, seashell-shaped urn intended for use in a water burial. Once set adrift in the sea, the Shell Biodegradable Urn will float briefly, slowly sink to the bottom, and naturally break down over time.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). An emergency condition in which extremely high blood glucose levels, along with a severe lack of insulin, result in the breakdown of body fat for energy and an accumulation of ketones in the blood and urine.
ketoacidosis (kÄËÂ·tÅÂ·aÂ·siÂ·dÅËÂ·sis), n acidosis accompanied by an increase of ketones caused by widespread breakdown of fats as a result of inefficient carbohydrate metabolism. Typically a complication of diabetes mellitus.